The Beach Comes to Brookside

Members of the UMKC Women’s Volleyball team opened the new sand volleyball court in Brookside Park, Brookside Blvd & E. 56th, with the official first serve on May 13 as KC Parks hosted a beach party celebrating the new court.

COURT DETAILS:

Court was constructed following a PIAC request

$75,000 for construction

Court features nets, 12” deep sand, with under drains, concrete curbs, new sidewalk, limestone slab seating, a picnic table, and a 4’ fence to stop loose balls from rolling down the hill

5,060 cubic feet of sand

1,500 square feet of concrete sidewalk

285 linear feet of concrete curb

Erosion control blanket was used on the hillside to help with the re-establishment of the grass and to prevent erosion.